Not all landowners received tax credits as payment

9:50 AM,
Mar. 6, 2014

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Not all landowners whose property was used for the government's Layon landfill received a tax credit as payment.

Businessman Alfred Ysrael yesterday said his family, which owned about 5 percent of the property the government of Guam used to develop a landfill, didn't get credits and is still waiting to be fully compensated.

On Wednesday, Department of Administration Director Benita Manglona confirmed the government paid down some of the debt because the outstanding amount was accruing interest. Some of the landowners also have been contemplating taking further legal action if they ...